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Rory McIlroy's road to the Masters hit a speed bump Friday at the Honda Classic. He gets the weekend off. McIlroy made only one birdie in the rain at PGA National, and three bogeys on his last four holes led to a four-over-par 74. The cut officially will not be made until Saturday because of a rain delay of nearly four hours, though he knew the score. He was seven-over 147, four shots below the cut line, when he took his short drive home. “I don't like missing cuts,” McIlroy said. “You want to be playing on the weekend, and I'm not there. I'm not going to be playing this weekend, which is not nice.” It was pleasant enough for Patrick...

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Rory McIlroy's road to the Masters hit a speed bump Friday at the Honda Classic. He gets the weekend off.
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"Awesome weather, awesome golf courses," defending champion Patrick Reed said.
His playing partner, Matt Kuchar, chimed...

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Luke Donald shot a 66 to take a two-stroke lead over John Huh after three rounds of the RBC Heritage on Saturday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
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Rory McIlroy, just days removed from a very public breakup with fiancee and tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, shot a six-under-par 66 to wipe out a seven-stroke deficit and win the BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water, England, on Sunday.
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Phil Mickelson has been known for taking risks with golf shots, and getting rewarded as often as penalized for his creative play.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Felt good off the club face. Looked good the whole way.
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There was good news and bad news for golfer Rory McIlroy on Saturday.
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But there is one thing missing -- a FedEx Cup title.
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